Controversial model Ellie Gonsalves has revealed why she refuses to celebrate Mother’s Day.
The influencer, 34, went viral last year after sharing her list of 118 reasons why she doesn’t want to have children on social media and has since doubled down on her position.
And defying convention once again, Ellie said. stellar magazine Sunday that she also made the decision to never celebrate Mother’s Day because of her fractured relationship with her own mother.
‘Mother’s Day is not something I celebrate. “It’s just a really unhelpful reminder of what I don’t have with my own mother,” she said.
Controversial model Ellie Gonsalves, 34, (pictured) has revealed why she refuses to celebrate Mother’s Day
“But when I made that decision, I knew it was going to be uncomfortable at times.”
Ellie, who is married to film producer Ross Scutts, explained that it was her father’s death by suicide that caused her relationship with her mother to break down.
The fractured relationship has also shaped Ellie’s family plans for the future.
Ellie told Stellar magazine on Sunday that she also made the decision to never celebrate Mother’s Day because of her fractured relationship with her own mother.
“The disconnection I have with my own mother is one of the reasons I decided not to have children,” she admitted.
It comes after Ellie recently shared some of the troll comments she received via her Instagram direct messages after listing 118 reasons why she doesn’t want to have children.
He posted a screenshot of a message he received on Instagram Stories that read, “You will most likely also die alone with no one by your side.”
Ellie replied: ‘What’s to stop you from dying alone? Hahaha, having children is no insurance against loneliness. Get some friends, for God’s sake.”
Later appearing on The Project, the Australian reality star said she is unaffected by anger and believes it is important for women to discuss the issue openly.
“I think the reaction that comes when someone is so honest and sincere about it is terrifying for people,” he said.
“I found it very strange that people weren’t talking about it, but you see what’s happened in the last 24 hours since I shared this list and it’s literally been in every major media outlet in Australia.
“So I think the backlash that comes with it, the smear and the lawsuit, scares a lot of people.”
Despite the criticism, Ellie remains steadfast in the hope that she can help other women.
‘Mother’s Day is not something I celebrate. “It’s just a really unhelpful reminder of what I don’t have with my own mother,” she said.
‘I’ve been called everything under the sun throughout my career and to me it’s like water off a duck’s back. But a lot of people are very scared,” he said.
“So if I’m that person who can have a voice and make people who feel the same way as me feel seen and heard, then it’s amazing.”
The actress said she was inspired to start her own list after seeing the TikTok user. Girl with list Go viral on the video platform with your own collection of motifs.